Trinidad and Tobago National Security Minister Martin Joseph says he is awaiting a report from Chief of Defence Staff Brig Ancil Antoine on the cause of the Halliburton explosions which continue to rock Buenos Ayres, damaging homes and frightening villagers.

The Maraval home of local billionaire and executive chairman of the CL Financial Group, Lawrence Duprey, was raided yesterday by members of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

Operation Kingfish, the government's latest crime fighting initiative, is probing at least 12 gangs that are said to be major players in organised crime.

In Spetember, 1998 Donald 'Zekes' Phipps was detained on suspicion of attempted murder, illegal possession of a firearm and unlawful wounding. Incensed at what they say was unjustified action by the police, residents of Matthews Lane marched to Duke Street and the Central Police Station where their hero was held. His supporters formed a dragnet around the station, demanding 'Zekes'' release.

Police have shot and killed 21 people for the year so far. The killings, often registered as ?resistance followed by death? are under investigations, police say.

In 2004, over 21 people have been so far killed by police bullets. Most of these matters remain under investigation while some have already headed to the courts, where a magistrate-acting as coroner-will determine the fate of the officer who allegedly pulled the trigger. This month alone, six young men lost their lives at the hands of the police.

Diego Martin West MP Dr Keith Rowley is appealing to residents in the Carenage area who may have information about the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Sherman Monsegue to cooperate fully with the police investigators.

The Police Federation - which represents the more than 7,000 rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force - says it will not support the government's plan to recruit cops from overseas, as part of the administration's strategy to deal with run-away crime.

Cocaine weighing 1.7 metric tons, and valued at about J$100 million, was seized and five people arrested when a Go-Fast boat was intercepted during an operation in Caribbean waters on Thursday.

The administration announced last night that it is attempting to recruit foreign police officers to work in Jamaica and said that requests are being processed by foreign governments.